Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-10

are paid in the Office Of the collector
Owing to the Ssssa tS said iss
where this class Of tax is not paid before the ex-
piration Of the time provided by law for its pay
to the parties in delinquency. The account Of J.
W. Schaefer Brothers was carried by the asses
sor on his ledger in the name in which said per-
schaefer Brothers. Whet6sr this duplication
was consequent upon the manner Of their return
upon which the tag was based cannot affirm or
9eny: 1t Is now concluded by the assessor as q
duplication OF their account. for which the colec-
tor OF taxes is neither responsible for or aware Of
no,ia Zen; Boynton says that upon receiving this
1oClce, Schaerer Bros. went to the collectors Of
nee and exhibited their receipts, and some unsat-
isiaantory excuse was given for this attempt to
collect twice. 1 have no recollection OF Mr..
scnaefer having called at this Office, and II he
0d SO he was respectfully referred to the assessor
OF the clerk In his office In charge OF assessment
Gen BOynton says also:
o.. is by means an isolated case Instances like
OF tho 9e many times but
either carelessness or unblushnr nttempts
81 fraud The frequency Of these duplicate demands
ter explanation
Ine assessor would have no interest In sending
,ot oils OF this character, as he does
pllcat1ons occur they are from errors which now
then this class OF accounts by reason
Oh Inc modes In which the returns are made or not
mace; 1or frequently parties justly chargeable
Win the personal tax make no returns and the
assessor transfers the accounts from the last
49, 1SCoAu AOA TdIu W Iuc succeeding year. or
upon such data as he can obtain, This is provided
Dy law. as he is authorized when returns are not
voluntarily made to arbitrarily assess the same"
DUPLICATION OF wATRR-RENT BILLS.
MI: COOK then read from Gen. Boyntons state
ment as follows: 1.-THE duplication Of the water.
rent bills and q second demand for payment. 1udq
Ing from the cases casually developed must rise
70 the proportion OF scandal" And said: Form.
e iy tne wafer once was charged with the cOllec-
IlOn OF an taxes for laying water mains, water
AND other OlNor oS>1o e.
save those for Waterman taxes advertised. At a
comparatively recent date On 1870 the collection
OF Ola an accounts pertaining to the water department.
though there are number OF duplicated water.
rent oiis paid this ONCE is in no wise responsible
Tor the duplication OF payment. Tenants, owners
and agents Of property owners frequently dupli,,
cate payments OF this kind and the burden Of It is
Win tnis ONCE 10 having to certify the fact in du
pHCaIe certlncate that the same has been twice
paid, and the water office, have no doubt, win
pear ready testimony to the fact that there has
bill, with the receipt OF the collector OF taxes
thereon, that his day-books fail to account for
no,t WI that there are 1850 water.
takers ana accounts On their books"
THE WATERMAN TAX.
'sNow," remarked Mr. Cook s.Gen. Roynton savs
again:
The same condition Of looseness obtains in the
ta1 and the evil here greater since the
GAS to the account In the name OF John F. Nc.
Gregor (Which Gen. BOynton uses as the axis for
the a6ove,quoted charges) on account OF laying
present you my day book OF August ii IaS5 on
folio ga in the middle OF the column apnears the
entry OF collection having been paid BY check Of
That account has been audited by the auditor OF
the District, the money having been duly passed
10 tne credit OF the water fund in the United
states treasury Department on the morning Of
the day after IL was received. Further than this
to It, the collector Of taxes has nothing more to
90 with 1t. The full amount, S91.17, was duly de-
posted as stated. think that win answer his
question, who got the dinerence?'"
SEWER BILL
Continuing Mr.. Cook said: 'Gen. Boynton he
also states that:
before the term Of the
81 22d and streets received bill 1874 81 for the
alleged laying Of sewer in front Of his property
"Ihe sewer In question" explained Mr. Cook
"waS constructed January 9, 1871, several years
before entered on the duties OF this once as COL
lectOr. The special-tax ledger showing this ac-
cOtnt evidences the fact that lot g. in SQUARE so.
was duly assessed for constructing sewer along its
street front, and the owners and other agents Of
prOperty-holderS along that line were duly notified
January g. 1871. OF the amount OF the assessment
which they failed to pay until July 90 1854 THIS
lected and paid into the United states Treasury.
nave nothing more to do with this than that.
s433.5O at the time chat he paid 1t, would have
been responsible for had / not collected that
amount"
WHAT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT DOESN'T KNOW
The following statement OF Gen. Boyton was
next read by Mr.. Cook
n regard to the collection of the revenues Of Wnsh-
ington, now amounting to about two and a quarter
millions 1t is fact thatth Treasury Department has
a sSe
sums which ne reports as received from the several
Mr.. Cook said in reference to this: "The assessor
Che was treasurer and assessor up to the time re.
ler TO- July 10 1879 added UP all outstanding
!, 1879, inclusive, and in the amount he so found
for the respective tax evies in severalty 1S45 to
1 1s Il
S Of s sscS since
amount Of his addition OF the tax books. The
books or the tax ledgers should say containing
the Individual accounts OF taxpayers, remain In
his ofice; the bills are made out by him, or clerks
So renders the taxpayer by Who% the Sils are ne
presented to me with payment, entering the same
on the day books 81 thi5 ONCE,
the several accounts on his tax ledger. At the
close OF the tax year all unpaid taxes are adver-
tssa; Da l monthly and annual Statements OF
trict and to the First Controller Of the United
States The suditor Of the District and the First
Controller Of the United States credit these
| am charged, and am held accountable for the
balances OF the uncollected taxes For the past few
OF these several balances, and the FIRST Controller
has down to June 80 1854, audited the accounts
Of the collector OF taxes am not responsible for
the modes OF auditing my accounts or for the
absence Of any other checks being provided in the
premises. That Is all have to say"
WHAT COMMISSIONER WEBB SAFE
Commissioner Webb was asked by the reporter
If the Commissioners intended to take any notice
OF the matter. he replied mo" He said that
there are good many cases where bills have been
duplicated and paid In duplicate, but he does not
know whether 1t should he attributed to the faults
OF the District system OF accounts or to some other
cause. Where such errors are called to the atten-
ton OF the Commissioners the money is promptly
refunded, as there is q refund fund for this pur.
pose established by act OF Congress-
Appointed BY the President,
The President this afternoon appointed Mr.. w.
Dunlop, Of Tennessee, to be .. 8 Consul at STRAIT.
ford, Ontario.
IHR ALLEGED OUTRAGE CASE D1sMlsSxD.-Richard
!. bowen, the negro arrested in Rockville yesger.
0ay oy Sheriff Miller on charge Of having com.
matted an outrage on Kliza Hodges Q seventeen.
yeaf,old colored girl, In the county, above West
washington. was brought back to this city last
evening oy Detective Horne and locked up. He
Gsn,ed TIE charge. and said he only smscked her
MOSS, Tor tho defendant pleaded not guilty k1fZa